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I’ve been looking at aftermarket auto dimming mirrors, but I’d rather follow in someone else’s footsteps Than blaze the path myself.
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Nice! Do you have a link to the mirror you used?I did. It’s a frameless gentex auto dim with homelink and compass. Was pretty simple. I really wanted homelink which is why I got it. Used a fuse tap and there was even a slot listed for “auto dim mirror”.
DIY: unscrew the mirror set screw. Pull mirror up and it should slide off. Remove plastic shroud from the camera on the windshield. I used trim tools and just pulled on it and it popped off clip by clip. It is attached with a tail so it dangles when loose. Tucked wire along headliner, pushed into the A pillar trim seam against headliner and then under the door seal flap. Popped off the side dash cap (broke a couple clips there) and dropped wire into footwell. Unscrewed fuse box screw and put ground on that, then fuse tapped the auto dim mirror fuse. I put both homelink and auto dim power together as it’s switched to accessory power, that way homelink only works with key in car.
I took some pictures, but been lazy about posting a real DIY. It works great and glad to have homelink again. Looks OEM and honestly homelink and auto dim should have been included with lariat lux or at least optional.
Hope you all don't mind associate links as I wouldn't mind a few bucks to help cover some broken clips from my install. I'll try to put together a proper DIY with pictures tonight.Nice! Do you have a link to the mirror you used?
It’s dark tint but because of the ride height, I found myself flipping the mirror into the night position to stop vehicles behind me from blinding the crap out of me, especially with HIDs or LEDs. Jeep wranglers were the most annoying in my opinion. I’m tall as well, didn’t make a difference lol.Honestly not sure how dark the tint is on the rear glass (I know laws vary by state as well) but ever since I started tinting my vehicles, I never found the need for a dimming rearview mirror, whether it be automatic or manual. I've actually found the automatic dimming ones to be worse off and I wasn't able to see at night when combined with the tint. And honestly, the cost to tint is about the same as some of these auto dimming mirrors.
If the factory tint isn't that dark, I plan on getting the rest of the vehicle tinted anyway so I can just redo it (tinting is a must in Florida...). This will be my first truck in years so I am hoping the tint combined with the vehicle height will make a dimming review mirror unnecessary.
Gentex is the ONLY brand to buy. They are the OEM supplier to everyone. Real quality and durability.I’ve been looking at aftermarket auto dimming mirrors, but I’d rather follow in someone else’s footsteps Than blaze the path myself.